TOM Hanks is sitting atop of the bullish box office with two hits: “Toy Story 2” and “The Green Mile.” But the once-youthful star with the expanding jowls and the jelly around his baby blues shouldn’t polish that Oscar speech yet.

The double Oscar winner plays a good-hearted prison guard in “Mile,” while voicing Woody in “TS2.” Based on Stephen King’s death row novella, “Mile” grossed an estimated $18.6 million, while “Toy Story 2” played on in No.1 with $18.7 million.

When the final figures arrive today, the positions could flip — but on a per-screen average, it’s “Mile” high with $6,459. While the animated “TS2” proves there is an untapped family market starving for smart entertainment, let’s probe Hanks in the flesh.

As for Hanks’ third Oscar, the buzz stops here — unless there’s an award for Californians faking bladder infections while speaking Southern.

At 187 minutes, call it the three-hour “Mile.” Set in 1935 in a Southern prison, the title describes the green tile leading to the electric chair. And, yes, a guard say that other, better title, “Dead Man Walking.”

At least the title of King’s death row saga beats “The Shawshank Redemption.” Frank Darabont, on a crusade to preserve the serious King on celluloid, wrote and directed both dramas.

“Shawshank” opened to a mere $1.9 million. Stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman can’t open a movie, and the title sounds like a veterinary medical condition. “Women in Chains” — that’s a prison drama title.

Handicapping opening weekends is an interesting game, but the truth is in the long haul. And, titles don’t cost much. Never send your cinematic baby into the world called “The Shawshank Redemption.” Take it from a woman named Thelma. I know.